Bayarea415 was a big fan of him, and so am I. Žižek is an incredibly original thinker, easily top 100 of this century. Their documentaries Pervert’s Guide on Cinema/Ideology and Dreamworlds series are some of my favourite videos, and today I watched Žižek’s competition debate with Jordan Peterson, where the latter looked like a curious, heartbroken old man.
Somehow the guy who wrote this is considered smart.
I mean, intelligence depends on the field, your math teacher is going to know a lot about math, but don’t ask them about politics. He understands Lacan so in my opinion that is where the most interesting takes are.